NTSB CAROL · Event
Event DEN81FTM07
Registry · N10364
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
NORTH WING UUM INC SPORT X2
Year of manufacture
2009
Engine
ROTAX 582UL-99 (65 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
20090910
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A01320
Registrant of record
WILBUR EVERETT L JR
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Historical record (pre-1982)
NTSB recorded this accident in the pre-1982 coded-field schema — structured fields rather than free-text narrative. Decoded codes use established NTSB single-letter taxonomies; cause factors remain verbatim pending the Form 6120.4 codebook lookup.
Aircraft
AEROSPATLE SA316B · N10364
Damage
Substantial
Craft type
Balloon
Classification
Accident
Light condition
Dawn
Weather
VMC
Phase of flight
EH
Operator type
E
Kind of flying
CJ
Weather at impact
Sky
CLEAR
Temp
53° F
Aircraft history
Serial number
000000001773
Total time
5,264 hrs
Pilot
Certificate
DA (DA)
Total hours
4,633
Age
36
Probable cause (from PRE1982.MDB)
E.T/R STACK BRG,PN 3160-30-060-01,MINOR NOTCHING.
Investigator remarks
ENCTRD PREV NOTED DIR CTL PRBLM,LNDG 4FT FM FENC
Cause factors
- 64/A/54 A PILOT IN COMMAND MISJUDGED CLEARANCE Cause — pilot/personnel action
- 64/J/01 J PILOT IN COMMAND ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT Joint cause
- 68/J/D6 J PERSONNEL INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION Joint cause
- 78/J/AH J ROTORCRAFT BEARINGS Joint cause
- 88/J/BQ J MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS EXCESSIVE-WEAR/PLAY Joint cause
Decoded against the NTSB Form 6120.4 cause-factor codebook (ct_Pre1982 table). Each row shows the raw triplet, modifier (Cause / Factor / etc.), category, and specific code.
Source: NTSB pre-1982 historical archive. Docket
3 0796.
Source file
NTSB_1981_3_0796.txt.
Modern CAROL record on
data.ntsb.gov ↗.
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